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The Haunting (1963)
A psychological horror film without equal
I first saw this film way back in 1968 and although I was in my late twenties and had seen other horror movies before, this film scared the pants off me. Its a psychological horror and without all the usual blood and gore. Since then I have watched this film at least a dozen times and it still continues to scare me especially the music which is well suited to this type of film. I rate this as the best horror film, second only to "The Spiral Staircase". I tried to introduce my son, who was 16 at the time to watch The Haunting, but halfway through he and a friend thought it too spooky and stopped. For anybody who watches this film for the first time, watch it at night to get the full effect and have the smelling salts at hand (haha). Another aspect of this film which makes it real spooky is "Hill House" and when you see Eleanor Lance driving up to the house and she remarks " the house is watching me" and the camera takes you to the turrets and spires of the house that scene alone is scary. All credit goes to the author of the novel and the director. By coincidence this film is being shown tonight ie 5th September 2005 on TCM at 2325 hours.
The Last Ninja (1983)
Excepting Enter the Dragon, this film by far is the best.
I have seen this film, which I recorded on vcr some 18 years ago, about 10 times and each time I watch it is like watching a new film. This film is not boring but keeps you glued to the screen and with the exception of Enter the Dragon, this film by far is the best of the others. A great pity that it is not available either on video or dvd and somebody should put together a petition to the studio/distributors which all and sundry could sign on the internet, to put this film on dvd. Michael Beck and Nancy Kwan are well suited to their roles as is Mako who is the guiding hand moulding his adopted son to become "the last ninja".The martial art fight scenes are quite impressive and I would recomend this film to viewers of all ages.
The Ten Commandments (1956)
A movie of colossal grandeur and special effects
The Ten Commandments is truly a magnificent film and to be seen by all ages. The vastness of the movie sets, the music score, the storyline not to mention the special effects makes this a memorable film. However as to whether the storyline ie the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt, being true is a debatable subject. I constantly watch discovery and history channels on Sky TV (on ancient Egypt, the Pyramids etc) and nowhere in any of these programmes is there any mention that these monuments were built by Hebrew slaves. In fact the only mention as to the builders and workers were Egyptian farmers who volunteered their services. I, myself, being Jewish, and have always been taught that the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt. Is there any reader who can convince me otherwise. I recently went to Egypt and were given a tour by an Egyptianologist who was unable to tell me with any certainty that the story of the Exodus was true.